Developers line up funding for Midtown senior housing project
Iris of Midtown will be located on South McLean Boulevard between the Gilmore Apartments and the Union Avenue Starbucks. (Andy Ashby/The Daily Memphian)
A local group plans to bring a four-story senior living community to a cleared lot on McLean Boulevard between the Gilmore Apartments and the Union Avenue Starbucks.
The $36.3 million project, called the Iris of Midtown, will have 93 units, with 72 for assisted living and 21 for memory care, a specialized form of long-term care for people with Alzheimer’s, dementia or other forms of cognitive impairment.
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Andy Ashby
Andy Ashby is a veteran reporter with more than 14 years of journalism experience, including stops at the DeSoto County Tribune, the Daily News, and the Memphis Business Journal. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, where he photographed the 1998 National Championship game.
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